1st Civil Support Team
(Weapons of Mass Destruction)
Massachusetts National Guard
Major Matthew Woolums
Commander
CST Background
• 1997: Secretary of Defense directed the establishment of
Rapid Assessment and Identification (RAID) teams
• To meet a capabilities gap in responding to domestic use
of WMDs and in response to recent attacks
– First World Trade Center bombing (1993)
– Tokyo subway Sarin attack (1995)
– Oklahoma City Federal Building (1995)
– Khobar Towers bombing (1996)
• First 10 CSTs were validated in 2001
(One CST per FEMA region)
1st CST Mission Statement
• Support civil authorities at a domestic incident site by
identifying CBRNE agents/substances, assessing
current and projected consequences, advising on
response measures, and assisting with appropriate
requests for additional support.
• Intentional or unintentional release of nuclear, biological,
radiological, toxic or poisonous chemical materials.
• Natural or man-made disasters in the United States that
result in, or could result in, catastrophic loss of life or
property.
CST Organizational Facts
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22 Air & Army National Guard personnel
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Strike Team on 1 hour alert 24/7
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Federally funded
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Full time (Title 32)
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Reports to the Incident Commander
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Tailored response package
Organizational Structure
Command
3
Operations
7
Medical
4
Survey
8
• Modeling
• Medical Operations
• Hot Zone Entry Ops
• Logistics
• Analytical
• Confined Space
• Communications
• Physician Assistant
• Maritime
• Decontamination
• Medic
Designed to fall in on an existing Incident Command Structure
Command Relationships
Governor
TAG
Local/State
Civil Authorities
ARNORTH
IC
• Training oversight
• Validation every 18 mo
NGB
• Funding
• Admin Oversight
CST
Not Deployed
CST
Deployed
CBRN Response Enterprise
State Response
Federal Response
State NG assets may
operate under
State or Federal control
HRF
(10 units)
566 / 5,660
(no FSRT)
CERFP
(17 units)
186 / 3,162
(FSRT 17 teams
11 / 187)
WMD-CST
(57 Teams)
22 / 1,254
-Detection / ID
-Rapid
Assessment of
Hazmat
Prepared to
Deploy NLT N+3
Hours
-C2
-Search & Extraction
-Decontamination
-Emergency Medical
-Security
-Search & Extr
-Decontamination
-Emergency Med
Prepared to
Deploy NLT N+6
Hours
Prepared
to Deploy
-Rdy
to Deploy
NLT
N+6-12
NLT N+6 HoursHours
-Employ N+12-24
Dedicated Forces
DCRF
C2CRE
A&B
5200 personnel
FP 1 (2,100)
FP 2 (3,100)
1,500 Each
-C2
-CBRN Assessment
-Search & Extraction
-Decontamination
-Emergency Medical
-Level 2 & 3 Med w/ Surg Cap
-Security
-Engineering
-Logistics
-Transportation
-Ground MEDEVAC & CASEVAC
-Aviation Lift
-Aviation
-ReadyMEDEVAC
to Deploy & CASEVAC
FP 1
NLT N+24 Hours
-Employ N+24-36 Hours
Prepared
FP 2 & 3to Deploy
FP
1 NLT
N+24
Hours
NLT
N+48
Hours
FP
2
NLT
N+48
Hours
-Employ N+48-72
-C2
-CBRN Assess
-Search & Extr
-Decon
-Emerg Med
-Lvl 2 Med
-Engineering
-Logistics
-Transportation
Prep’d to Dply
NLT N+96 Hrs
+ Additional
RFF Forces
Contingency Sourced
8
CST Training Requirements
• Entire Team
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NFPA HAZMAT Technician
Incident Command System (ICS)
Trained to MA DPH Lab Standards
Trained to FBI Evidence Collection Standards
• Specialized Training
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Medical Effects of Ionizing Radiation
Medical Management of Chem/Bio casualties (Edgewood)
Advanced Microscopy
Confined Space/Collapsed Structure
Field Identification of Biological Warfare Agents
Chemical & Biological Warfare Courses
Average Specialized Individual Training = 740 hrs
Support Capabilities to the IC
• Survey and sampling
• Robust communications interoperability
• Rapid identification of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear
(CBRN) hazards
• CBRNE plume modeling
• WMD medical expertise
• Stand-by for pre-planned events
• Support from a remote location
• Training assistance
New Bedford Mustard Response, June 2010
Technical Reach-Back
• Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
• Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC)
• FBI WMD Coordinator (HMRT/HMRU)
• Las Alamos National Laboratory
• Center for Disease Control (CDC)
• Department of Public Health (DPH)
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Labs
(MIT-LL)
• United States Army Medical Research Institute for
Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID)
Communications Equipment
Advance Echelon (ADVON)
Unified Command Suite (UCS)
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Military secure satellite (NIPR/SIPR)
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Secure/non-secure satellite phone,
fax, data
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Radio capabilities (HF, VHF Low and
High, UHF Low and High, 800MHz)
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Cross Banding Capabilities: Incident
Commander’s Radio Interface (ICRI)
and ACU 1000
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UHF tactical satellite and INMARSAT
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Downrange recordable video
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Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP)
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Field Video Teleconference (VTC)
Hazard Prediction/Modeling
CATS
HPAC
• Near real time damage and CM
assessment
• Assesses personnel / property
at risk
• Workstation-based for
modeling winds over
complex terrain
ArcGIS
• Situational Awareness Mapping
Self-Sustaining Capabilities
• Technical Decontamination
• Medical Treatment
• Logistics
• No burden to the IC
Medical Recovery Vehicle
Lightweight Inflatable
Decontamination System
(LIDS)
Additional CST Vehicles
F-450 Survey Trucks
F-450 Logistics/Decon Truck
Polaris Ranger
Personal Protective Equipment
Level A Kappler
Draeger SCBA
Class 2 Lion Suit
Level B DuPont
Draeger BG4
Level C Saratoga
M40/M53 Protective Mask
Equipment: Chemical
M8/M9 Paper
M256 Kit
Draeger CDS Kits
LCD
MultiRAE Pro
MultiRAE
First Defender TruDefender
JCAD
Improved Chemical
Agent Monitor (ICAM)
Hapsite
M22 ACADA
AreaRAE
HazMat ID
GasID
Equipment: Radiological
FH 40 NBR
Micro-Detective HX
IndentiFINDER
Inspector+
AN/PDR-77
AN/VDR-2 RADIAC
AN/UDR-13
Equipment: Biological
BioCapture 550 and 650
SASS 3100 + SASS 3010
Hand Held Assays
Sampling
• Solid, liquid, bio, environmental samples
• Air/vapor samples (Tedlar bags)
• Radiological spectra
• FBI, DPH standards
Analytical Laboratory System (ALS)
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Class III Containment Glove Box
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GC/MS
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Fluorescent Microscope
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Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry (FTIR)
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Immunoassay Tickets
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Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
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Electro-chem-illuminescence Detector (M1M)
How to Request the 1st CST
EOPSS/Governor
MEMA
The Adjutant General
Request for Assistance
MEMA: 508-820-2000
Activation
Available 24/7
Incident
Commander
Initial Coordination
Commander: Major Matthew Woolums
508-294-2657
CST
1st Civil Support Team
(Weapons of Mass Destruction)
Commander:
Maj Matthew Woolums
508-294-2657
Deputy Commander: MAJ Jeff Winn
508-294-2689
1SG:
1SG Gary Mauk
508-328-2195
Operations:
CPT Veronica Mack
508-294-2722
Medical:
Maj Christina Sampsonis
508-294-2741
Analytical:
1LT Caley Heckman
508-328-0186
Survey Team:
CPT Johnny Kula
508-328-2176
Questions?
Mobile Field Kit (MFK)
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Transfer sensor data
Video/image
Text
Logging
GPS tracking
Overhead imagery